Baling-press.



A. B. WRIGHT.

BALING PRESS.

APLlCATION FILED DEC-21, I914. Patented 13,

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BALING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.21. I914. 1,146,680. Patented July 13, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 21, 1914. Serial No. 878,410.

ToaZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALVA B. WRIGHT, citizen of the United States, residing at Ramsey, in the county of Fayette and State of Illinois, have invented certain ,new'and useful Improvements in Billing-Presses; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates broadly to improvea ments in baling presses and more particularly to those which are adapted for bun-' dling sacks, such for instance as those in which cement is shipped.

The object of the invention is to provide a very simple yet highly efficient device of this character which may be easily manufactured and inexpensively marketed.

With the above and minor objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction and combination herein described and claimed and shown in the drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a press constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof; Fig. 3 is an end view with the sack folding bars extended, and Fig. 1 is a vertical transverse section showing these sack folding bars in operative or retracted position.

In these drawings, constituting a part of the present application, the numeral 1 designates a table which is here shown as supported upon a plurality of legs 2. Rising from the extreme ends of the table 1 is a pair of upright bearing plates 3, while similar plates 1 rise from said ends but are spaced inwardly from the plates 8 as shown.

Revolubly mounted upon bolts 5 which project through the two bearing plates at each end of the table, are two pairs of spur gears 6, the gears of each pair being intermeshed as shown, and one gear of each pair meshing with one of a pair of pinions 7 which are secured to the opposite ends of a longitudinally projecting shaft 8, the latter being revolubly mounted by passing its ends through the numerous bearing plates. One end of this shaft 8 is provided with a pawl and ratchet mechanism 9 and with a crank 10, whereby it may be rotated in one direction and locked against rotation in the other direction.

Projecting radially outward from each of the gears 6 is a radial arm 11, said arms being here shown as L-shaped and as having thelr upright portions inset into the inner faces of said gears, while their lateralportions. aresecured to the. ends of a pair of longitudinal bars 12. Securedat their op-' posite ends to these bars 12, is a plurality of transverse flexible elements 13 which may be cha1ns,'as shown in the present instance,*or cables, chains, however, being preferable.

Coacting with the elements 13, is a longitudinal rod 14. whose opposite ends may be engaged with the teeth of a pair of racks 15 which rise from the opposite end portions of the table 1, this rod being adapted for a purpose to be set forth in the following explanation.

In applying the device to use, the crank 10 is rotated in such a manner as to cause the various arms 11 to lie in substantially horizontal positions, in which positions the bars 12 rest upon brackets 16 which rise from the edges of the table, the chains 13 then resting upon said table as shown. The bar 15 being now removed, the numerous sacks S are piled upon the two bars 12 and the chains 13 as will be readily understood by an inspection of the drawings. The rod 14 is then laid upon said sacks and engaged at its opposite ends with certain of the teeth Patented July 1 3, 1915. V

of the rack bars 15, after which the crank the position seen in Fig. 4, in which position the chains 13 will fold said sacks around the rod 14, after which the sacks may be tied by any suitable means. The bars 12 may now be again extended, and the completed bale and rod 14 may be easily removed.

. From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that a very simple machine has been provided for carrying out the object of the invention, yet that the de vice will be highly efficient in operation and well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

I claim:

1. A baling press comprising a pair of intermeshing spur gears, a second pair of such gears spaced from the first pair and having their aXes alined with the aXes thereof, an arm projecting radially from each gear, longitudinal bars connecting said arms, flexible transverse elements connected at their outer ends to said bars, and means t0 rotate one gear of each pair. I

2. A baling press comprising a table, a

pair of bearing plates rising from each end pair of intermeshing spur gears ments having: their opposite ends-connected to said bars, and means to rotate said gears simultaneously.

a A baling, press comprisingv a; pair of a second pair of: thefirst pair; and havingthein axes a1ined-,With the axesintermeshing spur. gears,

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flexible transverse elements connected at their ends to said bars, a longitudinal shaft, gears "on the opposite ends of said shafts and meshing With certain of the aforesaid gears, and means for rotating said shaft.

In testimony whereofI have hereunto set my hand in presence oftWo subscribing'witn'essesiv I y ,7 y B. WRIGHT;

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